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William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers Photograph Album
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[Wright Model B aircraft in flight over crowd]
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2018-10-01-C_image_028
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The William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers Photograph Album (2018-10-01-C)
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Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974
Description
Photograph of a Wright Model B aircraft, piloted by Philip O. Parmalee, in flight over a crowd at Simms Station, Ohio, November 7, 1910. This is credited as the first commercial transport flight, with Parmalee carrying bolts of silk from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio.
Part of a photograph album made by aviation photographer William Preston Mayfield, containing images related to Wilbur and Orville Wright, circa 1909-1930s.
Creation Date
1910-11-07
Subject
Wright (Co) Model B
Parmlee, Philip Orlin, 1887-1912
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Simms Station (Ohio)
Place
Ohio; United States
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photographic prints
Bibliographic Citation
The William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers Photograph Album/The Museum of Flight
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Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974,
[Wright Model B aircraft in flight over crowd]
, [2018-10-01-C_image_028]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 11/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/20545